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About Children's Ministry
Children's Ministry at Central Baptist is about inspiring, encouraging and equipping parents to pass on the truth of God's word to their children. So often these days families are rushed from soccer, to piano, and then to cub scouts. Many families are rushing through life without giving proper care to their children's spiritual development. At times, families turn to the church asking the church to take care of this task. However, the church only has each child for 2-3 hours per week. That means over the course of a year, the church has a child for maybe 150 hours. When you compare that to the time mom and dad have with their children, there is no comparison. Truly, Christian education works best in the home. Moses knew this principle when he told moms and dads to talk about scripture when they lie down, when they get up, and when they walk along the road. He knew that faith is best passed down in the home. This is why we are working hard to inspire, encourage and equip parents to take the spiritual development of their children seriously. Although the spiritual development of children is primarily the parent's responsibility, we are called as a church to partner with parents in this vital undertaking. We provide virtue packs to help parents teach the Bible to their children. We also encourage parent interaction in our kids production, Kids 2:52.
Focus Groups
On Sunday mornings, after Kids 2:52 we have our focus groups. Kids learn Bible stories that are reinforced through activities and discussion with a caring adult.
Focus group leaders provide a small group environment for children to learn about the week's Bible story and discover ways to apply God's principles to everyday life. For kids who are engaged at home each week with the same story, the benefit in multiplied. Instead of leaning an isolated Bible story that may be forgotten by lunch, children are able to dive a little deeper into a story that is reinforced during the week. The parents are teaching the Bible at home and focus group leaders are able to bolster what the parents are telling their children. Every child needs a multitude of adults that provide positive support. Parents, Grandparents, uncles, aunts, friends all provide this support system. Focus group leaders provide one more link in the chain of support. The main objective of focus group leaders is to connect with kids. In this connecting a relation bride is built that allow these adults to teach God's truths.
3 & 4 year olds in the "Noah's ark" room
Kindergarten - second grade in room 211
Third through Fifth grades in room 207
All of these classrooms are located on the second floor.
